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What is the fastest missile ever?
The most well-known supersonic missile is the Indian/Russian BrahMos, is currently the fastest operational supersonic missile capable of speeds around 2,100–2,300 mph.
What is special about BrahMos?
The BrahMos is regarded as one of the world’s premier cruise missiles, with its supersonic speed of 2.8 Mach (almost 3,000 kmph) making it extremely difficult for enemy fighters to intercept and shoot down. The Indian Army operates four BrahMos regiments, including missiles programmed for ‘steep dive’ attacks.
What is the speed of BrahMos missile?
| BrahMos-II | |
|---|---|
| Engine | Scramjet |
| Operational range | 1,000 km (620 mi) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 8 (9,800 km/h; 6,090 mph; 2,722.3 m/s) |
| Launch platform | Ship, submarine, aircraft and land-based mobile launchers. |
What is the speed of the BrahMos missile?
Both of these new variants will feature the Mach 2.8 speed of the original BrahMos missile, roughly three times the speed of sound. As the name implies, vertical deep-capability allows the missile to be fired at a “near-vertical” trajectory of 90 degree, climbing fourteen 14 kilometers before making making a steep dive toward its target.
Which is the fastest cruise missile in the world?
BrahMos is the world’s fastest cruise missile. Vertical Launch System for BrahMos on INS Trikand BrahMos claims it has the capability of attacking surface targets by flying as low as five metres in altitude and the maximum altitude it can fly is 15,000 metres. It has a diameter of 70 cm and a wingspan of 1.7 m.
Is India’s Brahmos missile a stepping stone or a finished product?
Last year, India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) announced that it was developing an 800-kilometer BrahMos missile. It is unclear if this latest 500-kilometer variant is a developmental stepping stone to that ambitious goal, or a finished product in of itself.
Which is the first supersonic missile launched from a submerged platform?
The submarine-launched variant of Brahmos was test fired successfully for the first time from a submerged pontoon near Visakhapatnam at the coast of Bay of Bengal on 20 March 2013. This was the first vertical launch of a supersonic missile from a submerged platform.